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Is the permission popup that asks users to allow/block access to the location, tracking, etc, tied to the App Store? On Android, it doesn't matter the source o
by celsoazevedo 6y ago
Is the permission popup that asks users to allow/block access to the location, tracking, etc, tied to the App Store?
On Android, it doesn't matter the source of the app. If the app wants to access your location, camera, files, etc, you need to give it access. I don't see why this new iOS feature to "ask apps not to track" has to be different, isn't it all part of what the "app sandbox" lets them do?
Apple can't control what's in the 3rd party stores, but they control iOS and what apps are allowed to do.
- dnh44 6y agoThat would work for things like accessing a user’s address book or location but some of the quality control occurs at the App Store review level. I don’t think iOS would be capable of protecting against, for example, the running of hidden cryptocurrency software. Also iOS has private api’s but their use is prevented by the review process.
- quenix 6y agoYou can block access to private APIs at the kernel level without any manual review--in fact, blocking private APIs is about the easiest thing to automate.
- jackson1442 6y agoIt's an iOS thing, but in the App Store you're not allowed to restrict functionality for users who don't consent to tracking, while elsewhere they can restrict whatever they like to bully you into accepting tracking.
- paulmd 6y agoYes, but if they didn't have to justify to Apple (because it's not Apple's app store) a reason they needed a specific permission, Facebook would just demand all permissions.